Spirit of the Suffragists Award
‘Release, the cover art of Homespun Mercies, was selected for the nationally juried show Vote: A Centennial Celebration where it was awarded the Spirit of the Suffragists Award. Due to COVID 19, the exhibition closed early. But the organizers of the event and...Dart Frog Books Event
On February 10, 2020, Dart Frog Books hosted a reading at the historic Strand Bookstore in New York City. The evening included readings by three of Dart Frog’s Indie authors as well as a spirited Q & A. Thank you for the great...Homespun Mercies Trailer
DJ unveiled the trailer for Homespun Mercies before her recent reading at the Strand, the “undisputed king of New York City’s independent bookstores.” The trailer was a collaboration between the author and Christopher Tallman of Cogo Design...Love from my Aunt Jo
Inspiration for art comes from unexpected sources. I’ve long since given up on directing the flow of my work. It has become much more fun—and freeing—to relinquish control to the creative gods and let them have a little fun. In 2018, I enrolled in a three-week January...
Too Pretty, Too Golden
Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos. —Stephen Sondheim I used to think my writing and art held little translatable value to others. But I have found that people have a fascination with collage (I know I do), and can create their own dialogue with...